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New Delhi , July 25, 2018 :
Doxytocin controversy
The Hindu from Delhi & Kerala (July 23, 2018)
“According to the information we have received from KAPL, the new price of Oxytocin will be ?17.78 / vial (?15.58 +12 % GST), which is unacceptably high and could seriously upset the budgets of small hospitals. Also, KAPL says that the minimum order quantity should be 1,000 ampoules, which might be difficult for small nursing homes,” according to gynaecologists.
“Pitocin, manufactured by Pfizer and a popular brand preferred by gynaecologists, was being sold at ?13.77/vial for hospital supply and at a lesser rate for bulk purchase. It is unbelievable that an essential drug which used to be cheap even in the private pharma sector, has been made the monopoly of a single PSU and that hospitals are now expected to procure it at the highly exorbitant price of 17.78/vial.
Gynaecologists concern: On Ban on Pvt pharma for domestic use. All of them asked in the same voice “If the product of KAPL is not as effective as the existing Brands, what will we do?”
Govt. launches nationwide Student Police Cadet (SPC) program to bridge gap between police & school students
Ministry of Home Affairs-sponsored programme focuses on the students of Classes VIII and IX. In the initial phase, it will be implemented in all Government Schools in urban and rural areas across the country. SPC would lead to a silent revolution over the years by focusing on character building and imparting moral values to budding minds. SPC programme will provide a healthy interface between schools and police and help inculcate in students the aspects of public safety, discipline, patience, tolerance, empathy, respect of senior citizens, social harmony, traffic sense and a corruption-free environment. (Source Indian Express)
Supreme Court asks AIIMS to formulate national action plan to combat drug menace
The Apex Court Bench made it clear that no extension of time would be granted to Government and AIIMS in formulating the policy on Drug Menace as the issue was of “national importance”. The bench directed to finalise the report of the High Powered Committee on or before September 7″.
Supreme Court in December 2016, had issued a slew of guidelines and had asked Centre to formulate within 6 months National Action Plan to curb rising substance abuse cases among school children and had also ordered a national survey to gauge the extent of the menace.
Study by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on substance abuse by kids showed last year stated that 100 per cent of the children in conflict with the law were drug abusers, 95.5 per cent of them staying in childcare institutions were on drugs and 93 per cent of street children consumed narcotics. (Source PTI)
“Only Yes means Yes”: Spanish Government promises new Sexual Consent Law
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told Parliament that under the new measure sex without explicit consent would constitute rape. He further added that “if they say no it means no, and if they don’t say yes, it means no”. Under Spanish law, a case is only considered to be rape if violence and intimidation are involved. “If a woman does not expressly say yes, then everything else is no”. “Consent must be given voluntarily”. (Source: LatestLaws.com)
SC/ST court in Jaipur awarded death to a 19 year old man for raping a 7-month-old girl
2 months back, making it the 1st death to be given in Rajasthan to a rapist following an amendment to the POCSO Act
The accused, Pintu, was found guilty on 18.07.2018 after considering the medical report, eyewitness account & circumstantial evidence. On 9th May, Pintu had taken the baby girl from her house when she was with her partially-blind grandmother & raped her at a nearby school building. He was caught by some people & handed over to Police. The decision in the case came after 30 days of continuous hearings. Evidences were presented during the hearing against the accused. (Ira Gupta)
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI
